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Guided Weapons

Commons · Question 103977 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s ground-based air defence capability in the event of the UK having to operate without direct United States support.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 15 Jan 2026

The Ministry of Defence is committed to modernising the UK's air and missile defence capabilities, including ground-based systems such as Sky Sabre, to ensure robust national resilience as highlighted in the Strategic Defence Review. UK capabilities provi...